TALLADEGA, Ala. — The pack is apparently here to stay and NASCAR drivers don't like it one bit.

That includes Dale Earnhardt Jr., who earned seven of his 19 career victories slicing and dicing his way through traffic in restrictor-plate races. NASCAR's most popular driver called pack racing "bloodthirsty" and unsafe after Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway, which was marred by a last-lap 25-car accident.

"I don't even want to go to Daytona or Talladega next year, but I ain't got much choice," Earnhardt grumbled.

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